March 22, 2021
Williston Barracks //polow.powershift.info/wp-content Crash
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 21A100924
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Stephen DiGregorio
STATION: VSP Williston
CONTACT#: 802-878-7111
DATE/TIME: March 22, 2021 @ 0927 hours
STREET: Interstate 89 South on-ramp
TOWN: Williston
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: VT Route 2A
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: MM83 South
WEATHER: Clear and Sunny
ROAD CONDITIONS: Clear
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Paul Connor
AGE: 71
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Middlebury, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2011
VEHICLE MAKE: Kenworth
VEHICLE MODEL: Truck
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Moderate driver’s side contact damage
INJURIES: Minor
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On March 22, 2021 at approximately 0927 hours, Williston VSP Troopers responded
to the report of a rollover crash on Interstate 89 at the Exit 12
southbound on-ramp in Williston, VT. Through investigation, it was found that
operator #1 Connor lost control after the truck he was operating had a
reported brake issue. Despite the brake failure, Connor was able
to take evasive action and avoid vehicles that were stopped at the bottom of VT
Route 2A at Interstate 89. While taking evasive action the truck rolled on to
its side by the Exit 12 southbound on-ramp. Connor sustained minor injuries as a
result of the crash. The southbound on-ramp was intermittently shut down while wreckers
worked to upend the truck. Troopers were assisted at the scene by The Williston Police
Department, Williston Fire Department, and The Department of Motor Vehicles.
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